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AvailabilityMSRP $122
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AvailabilityMSRP $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1586 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Core i3-9100
- Up to 96% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £48.99 vs £1179.89
- Up to 94% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.25 vs £4.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 38% better in Rust than Core i3-9100 - 267 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 32 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
194
73%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£48.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Updated 243 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
267
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.42/FPS
6%
Price, £
£1179.89
4%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
Buy for £1,179.89 on Amazon
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Updated 242 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-9100 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
267 FPS
£8.46/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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221 FPS
£14.63/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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